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Why Bill Shatner speaks the way he doesFri, 18 Aug 2017 03:59:14 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/why-bill-shatner-speaks-the-way-he-does.284421/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/why-bill-shatner-speaks-the-way-he-does.284421/invalid@example.com (Trekfan12)Trekfan12
]]>129Big Brother 19Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:58:50 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/big-brother-19.288387/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/big-brother-19.288387/invalid@example.com (Danny99)Danny99
But out of the gate, we already have some silliness: Alex, in her Jeff interview, said she'd rather lose and be loved, so she can come back as a vet in another season. She also loves Nicole. She must be evicted first and be as remembered as well as Joey is.

There's a good mix of ages and jobs, so hopefully this season will be not so bland.]]>122How positive are you about Discovery now?Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:53:45 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/how-positive-are-you-about-discovery-now.289012/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/how-positive-are-you-about-discovery-now.289012/invalid@example.com (Mage)Mage653MLB 2017: Trades!Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:51:05 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/mlb-2017-trades.287088/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/mlb-2017-trades.287088/invalid@example.com (Timby)Timby BASEBALL IS BACK

Also, Team USA finally won the WBC!

Will the Cubs repeat? Has Tanaka's arm finally fallen off? Will Sandoval's annual Best Shape of His Life routine result in that shape becoming "spherical" by May? How many Mets pitchers are going to go down with...

It is unclear how many casualties there were from Sisko's actions. I was disappointed that they did not follow up on this in latter episodes. Do note that I am...

Did Sisko commit a war crime?]]>318Canon: How many times is enough?Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:44:03 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/canon-how-many-times-is-enough.289060/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/canon-how-many-times-is-enough.289060/invalid@example.com (Tallguy)Tallguy
I'm putting this in General even though it is the imminent release of Discovery that inspired it.

TL;DNR: I'm not sure 'canon' matters beyond the broad strokes. Federation ships seek out new life and new civilizations. Vulcans have pointy ears and are logical. Phasers, torpedoes, shields. Whether Starfleet is a military or no, they still do patrols, explore, get into occasional space fights. There's a navy-like rank structure. People are generally...

Canon: How many times is enough?]]>244Sisko the religious extremistFri, 18 Aug 2017 03:41:16 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/sisko-the-religious-extremist.289320/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/sisko-the-religious-extremist.289320/invalid@example.com (Mel Tenorio)Mel Tenorio
In all honesty, the mirror universe Sisko was poorly written, as he lacked character and purpose. However, I always wished that the MU Sisko was a religious zealot and extremist. An evil religious Sisko that took on the roll of the emissary and really took advantage of it. I feel that...

Sisko the religious extremist]]>12Does Worf Hate His Kid?Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:40:46 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/does-worf-hate-his-kid.289445/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/does-worf-hate-his-kid.289445/invalid@example.com (Mojochi)Mojochi
What does that say about him, that in some...

Does Worf Hate His Kid?]]>5Toho is making their own Godzilla movies again!Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:40:38 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/toho-is-making-their-own-godzilla-movies-again.260395/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/toho-is-making-their-own-godzilla-movies-again.260395/invalid@example.com (Kai "the spy")Kai "the spy"
Production will start in summer 2015 for a 2016 release in Japanese theatres.

Details on cast and crew to follow.

Kotaku| Japan Is Making a New Godzilla Movie]]>273Alien Covenant Review ThreadFri, 18 Aug 2017 03:40:16 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/alien-covenant-review-thread.288035/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/alien-covenant-review-thread.288035/invalid@example.com (Mage)Mage
Saw it last night, together with my girlfriend. I very much enjoyed it, although it will require a rewatch for me to really give a solid opinion on it. It was mostly Michael Fassbender's terrifying performance of David that left the both of us feeling quite unnerved. Although a certain 'twist' in the end was obvious from miles away, the execution of...

I think it's pointless to argue about, because we will all be dead in the future, but from a cultural perspective (as a non-American/Western European) I see Star Trek as far from an ideal, and from a demographic perspective (world getting less...

ENTER | SF&F Avatar Contest: Scary Monsters]]>2Surgical alterationsFri, 18 Aug 2017 03:24:12 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/surgical-alterations.289443/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/surgical-alterations.289443/invalid@example.com (retroenzo)retroenzo
Admittedly, modern day prosthetics applied 24/7 would peel off or just be very uncomfortable to wear, but surely there has to be a less invasive way of modifying someone's appearance. If it's to convince scans, surely the 23rd/24th century equivalent...

I can't. I don't.... I don't want to believe idiots like this really exists but, at the same time, they obviously do. Their complete misunderstanding of how vision works, geometry works, light works and all of that not withstanding the thing I keep coming back to is Occam's Razor.

These people think there's a massive, global, centuries if not millennia long...

The Flat Earth.... "Thing."]]>5The Inhumans Marvel/IMAXFri, 18 Aug 2017 03:17:01 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/the-inhumans-marvel-imax.286436/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/the-inhumans-marvel-imax.286436/invalid@example.com (Turtletrekker)TurtletrekkerMarvel's The Inhumans, which will feature the MCU debut of the Inhuman Royal Family, will be coming to IMAX theaters in September before making the jump to ABC, has released its first official casting information. Iwan Rheon, who played Ramsay Bolton on...

Despite kind of sweeping it aside during my teen years, I've come to be absolutely in love with this version of Star Trek. Yes, it was different (and I'm a huge, unapologetic TOS fan)...but it was so awesome in scale and scope. And the history and story behind the film is so fascinating.

This issue is if the Enterprise arrowhead is THE insignia for starfleet or at least starships. If someone wants to reconstruct the info from Donny's thread, they are welcome. The gist is that the two times we saw starship personnel with different insignia (The Doomsday Machine and The Omega Glory) was a mistake....

Starship Insignia]]>73Spider-Man: Homecoming-- Grading and DiscussionFri, 18 Aug 2017 03:00:00 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/spider-man-homecoming-grading-and-discussion.288628/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/spider-man-homecoming-grading-and-discussion.288628/invalid@example.com (Turtletrekker)TurtletrekkerSpider-Man: Homecoming will be in theaters in a few short days. The reviews have all been glowing and positive and this looks to be the best received Spider-Man movie since Spider-Man 2.

While Daniel Craig still has one Bond film left of his five-movie contract, the question of whether he will return to the role ever since the actor voiced his disdain for playing 007 during a wearying run of press junkets around the release of Spectre in 2015.

But the latest is that Craig will return, according to The Mirror. Reportedly, the actor, who...

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Daniel Craig signs up for Bond 25, Christopher Nolan in talks to direct]]>115Why living on the enterprise would be awfulFri, 18 Aug 2017 02:57:30 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/why-living-on-the-enterprise-would-be-awful.289336/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/why-living-on-the-enterprise-would-be-awful.289336/invalid@example.com (Handsomeyoungensign)Handsomeyoungensign
]]>4What's your favourite movie monster?Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:54:11 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/whats-your-favourite-movie-monster.289371/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/whats-your-favourite-movie-monster.289371/invalid@example.com (Tetragrammaton Invictus)Tetragrammaton Invictus
Creature from Deep Rising. I so wanted that sequel, and would have loved to have seen this guy in a big city munching on folks..

The season premiers on the 16th of July.]]>701*~DS9 Avatar Contest 230!!!~*Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:46:45 +0000https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/ds9-avatar-contest-230.289448/
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/ds9-avatar-contest-230.289448/invalid@example.com (Marie1)Marie1
There were 3 entrants for this round so you may vote for one avatar per category (but not your own). Votes cast that do not follow the rule will be subtracted from the final tally. I'll leave the poll open for 5 days because that seemed to work a little better for some of the voters. Have fun!!